If you are like me, you get host-crazy when you have people for dinner, or when you throw a party, especially in the side-dish, condiment area. Like everyone else, I have some go-to main meals when I have people over, but its the side dishes that I have trouble nailing. I always keep wanting to … [Read more…]
I read an article about ‘Market Fresh Breakfasts’, and I had bookmarked it in the aim of giving it a try when I came across truly market fresh ingredients. I live at a stone’s throw from a beautiful park/blueberry farm and once a year they have a ‘U Pick’ Season. Somehow, when something good is … [Read more…]
This post is long pending…and what was going to be three different posts is now rolled into one. First is about the Foodie Blogroll. Even before I started a blog, I had seen this widget on several different blogs I used to visit. When I eventually did start a blog, I signed up to be … [Read more…]
If there is one ubiquitous component of Indian cuisine, used by all the different cuisines in India, I would say it is ginger garlic paste. I frankly don’t see why it is so expensive in the stores. Maybe it is because of the fact that although you can make it at home, it doesn’t remain … [Read more…]
I see the different events created and hosted by fellow foodies, as an invitation to try new dishes, as a challenge and something that caters to my quest for trying different kinds of foods. For ‘Cooking with Seeds – Fenugreek’ event, I wanted to try something I had not tried before. I got this recipe … [Read more…]
Breakfast, all the more you hear about how important the meal is, but more and more I see myself skipping this meal, or settling for a bowl of cold mushy cereal. Not that I hate cereal, but I hate the fact that I have so much to do in the mornings, that breakfast tends to … [Read more…]